Barb-wire machine



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- A. J. BATES.

BARB WIRE MACHINE. No. 406,190. I Patented July 2, 1889.

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A. J. BATES.

`BARB WIRE MAGHINE.

N0. 406,190. Patented-July 2, 1889.

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ALBERT J. BATEs, on JOUET, ILLINOIS.

BARB-WIRE MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,190, dated July 2,1889.

Application filed July 27, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, ALBERT J. BATES, acitizen of the United States,residing at Joliet, in the county of IVill and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain 'new and useful Improvements in Barb-Vire Machines; andI do declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which Figurel is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side View. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal horizontal section through the two coilers. Fig'.

y 4 is the barb made by the machine.

This invention relates to improvements in barb-wire machines, moreespecially to the coilers which wrap the barbing-wire about the mainstrand-wires.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A indiates a suitable table orframefor supporting le mechanism. In bearings a a2 at one side of the frame Ais supported the main drivingshaft I3, lengthwise of the machine. At oneend b this shaft has the gear-wheel c, driven by the twister C, anddriving at the other end the pitman d for operating the barb-feedingmechanism D. This shaft B also has the gear-wheel f, which intermesheswith gearwheel f of the coiler-head E.

At the'front of the machine are the guiderolls F, and at the rear infront of the twister are the butterfly take-up wheels G. The parts thusgenerally stated are constructed and arranged as shown and described inmy United States Patent No. 357,653, granted February 15, 1887, andreference is made to this patent for full particulars of those parts ofthe machine herein contained which are old, only so much being detailedas is necessary for a clear understanding of the present invention.

Secured to the table A, in longitudinal line with and in rear of thecoiler-head E, is aboX or bearing 0, in which is placed another coilerN. This coiler has at one end the gear-wheel n and at the other the headn', with the neck n2 between, the last being in the bearing o,

the head n in front ,of the bearing and the gear-wheel n in the rear.Passing lengthwise through this coiler N is a central bore n3. Fastenedto the head n at one side is a cutter P. Placed in the path of thebarbing-wire is the usual stationary cutter p, and the relation of theparts4 is such that at the proper time the two cutters P p cometogether, the former crossing the path of the barbing-wire, as will behereinafter explained. Between the coiler N and the shaft B is placed inbearings q q the toothed cylinder Q, one end of which engagesthegear-wheel n, and the other end a'gear-wheel q upon the shaft B.

.In operation the strand-wires R R are fed, as usual, over the wheels Fand through the coiler E. They then pass through the bore n3 of thecoiler N, around t-he butterfly-wheels, and to the twister. Thebarbing-wire R passing from the stationary guide r, is fed in betweenthe two coilers E and N above the critter' P and the pin h of the coilerE. IV'hen power is applied, the coiler-head E operates precisely asdescribed in the patent referred to, and the end of the barb, caught bythe pin Z), is turned about the strand -wire, as shown in said patent,except as herein pointed out. At the same time7 through the wheels q andn and the cylinder Q, the coiler N is.

also turned, but in a direction reverse to that of the coiler E. As thecoiler N is turned, the cut-ter P, catching the barbing-wire R againstthe stationary cutter p, severs the wire, and the coiler continuing toturn, the cutter P carries the severed end around the strand-wires inthe opposite direction to that in which the other end is being carriedby the pin Y The barb to be made by this machine is shown in Fig. et.Here R R are the strandwires and S the barb. One end s is turned aboutone strand-wire and projects across the other. The other end s is turnedabout the same strand-wire, then about both Strandwires, and projects inthe direction opposite to that ofthe end s. To produce this result, oneend s is simply given a single turn, while the end s is given two turns.The end s is turned by the coiler N, and theend s bythe coiler E. Thetrains of gearing for these coilers are therefore arranged so as to beturned IDO to produce this result. As the barb is formed between the twoColers, the bore 023 must be large enough to allow the strands with thebarbs on them to pass.

IIfwin g described my inventionvhzrt I claim 1S* 1. In :L barb-wiremachine, the combination of two reversely-rotzrtable eoilers placed inthe saine longitudinal line, one of said eoilers hm'- ing :t Cutter witha barbing-wire guide, and a Cutter placed to one side of said eoilers,the guide and lathe-cutter being boi'h stationary, whereby, when thebarbing-wire is fed to the coilels7 i piece is iii-st eut from the wiremid then turned about the main strands in reverse f direction, as setforth.

In it barb-wire nmehine, the Combination of the ooiler E, the eoiler N,emryingthe eutter I, and the stationa ry eutterp, :is set forth.

3. In :i barb-wire nirehine7 the combination of the table A, the bearingo, the eoiler N, consisting of the neel: n2, the geur-Wheel fn, and thehead/1V, and havingl the cutter I), the stationery Cutter j), and thecoller E, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflixriny signature in presence of two uitnesses.

ALBERT J. BATES. Witnesses:

Tues. Il. llUTomNs,

WM. O. BATES.

It is hcrebycertied thatfin Letters l?atent No. 406,190, granted July 2,1889, upon the application oi' Albert J. Bates, of Joliet, Illinois, foran improvement '1n Barb- Wire Machines, an error appears in the printedspeciicatiou requiring the following correction, Viz 1n line 12, page 2,the Word lathe-cutter should read latter cutter and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the 4 iNo. 406,190.

'same may conforni to the record of thev case in the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed hisGth day of August, A. D. 1889. l[Sme] cYnUs Busser,

d Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

'm- Letters Paten l Countersigned:

' G. E. MircnnLL,

Commissione?" of Patents.

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